Revision question · Safety margins

You're following a vehicle on a wet road. You stay a safe distance behind it. What should you do if a driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you've left?

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Flash your headlights as a warning

Try to overtake safely as soon as you can

Drop back to regain a safe distance

Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on

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Drop back to regain a safe distanceThis was the right answer

Wet weather will affect the time it takes for you to stop and can affect your control. Your speed should allow you to stop safely and in good time. If another vehicle pulls into the gap you’ve allowed, ease back until you’ve regained your stopping distance.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 227Highway Code rule · Wet roads need more stopping space; dropping back restores the gap after a vehicle cuts in.Rule 168Highway Code rule · Wet roads need more stopping space; dropping back restores the gap after a vehicle cuts in.

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